Float or alternative

2002-06-27 Thread Thibodeaux, Paul
Any idea on when FLOAT will be implemented?  Are there other ways to nicely
float text around an image to get a professional looking docuemnt?


 Thanks,
 Paul Thibodeaux
 
 
 


Re: Float or alternative

2002-06-27 Thread Chuck Paussa
Thibodeaux, Paul wrote:
Any idea on when FLOAT will be implemented?  Are there other ways to nicely
float text around an image to get a professional looking docuemnt?
 

Paul,
Float isn't coming soon. Therefore, you have to calculate your text 
lengths and then manually create the wrap around. I've had some success 
with this method, doing it professionally will require looking at the 
font's xml file and actually calculating the word wraps and character 
kerning.

   Page width = X
||
+
|Line height = Y
+

Image width = W
+-+
|  |
|  |   Image height = Z
+-+
Characters per unit length in line of text = V
# Lines of text  = ceiling(Z / Y )
Characters / line = (X - W) * V
Create a two column table, one column holds the image, the other, some 
text. How much text = ceiling( Z / Y ) * ( X - W) * V

Chuck